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Bibigo Korean BBQ Marinade: How Much Sauce, and How Long to Marinate

불고기 양념bulgogi yangnyeom
Short answer
  • Marinate (US 16.9 oz jar): Marinate meat or seafood in the sauce for at least 30 minutes. One 16.9 oz jar is enough for 5 lb of meat.
  • UK 80 g sachet: marinate, then oven or stir-fry: Marinate 300 g of beef in the 80 g sachet for 30 minutes, then roast at 170–190 °C for 10–20 minutes or stir-fry on high heat.

From the pack text shown by US, UK and Canadian stores. Full steps and sources below.

Bulgogi (불고기), the dish this marinade is for
Bulgogi (불고기), the dish this marinade is for. Photo: 국립국어원, CC BY-SA 2.0 KR, via Wikimedia Commons

Bulgogi is Korea’s sweet soy-marinated beef. CJ sells bulgogi marinade abroad in these three packs, among others: the bibigo Korean BBQ Marinade & Sauce jar in the US, an 80 g bibigo sachet in the UK, and an 840 g CJ bottle in Canada. All three call for about 30 minutes of marinating (the US jar and the Canadian bottle say at least 30), but the amount of sauce per pound of meat differs.

How to cook it

Marinate (US 16.9 oz jar) at least 30 min[1][2][3]

  1. Coat the meat or seafood with the sauce. One 16.9 oz jar is enough for 5 lb of meat.
  2. Marinate for at least 30 minutes before cooking.

Glaze chicken or salmon (US jar) [2][3]

  1. Brush the sauce on, to taste, while you cook, flipping continuously.

UK 80 g sachet: marinate, then oven or stir-fry 30 min, then 10–20 min[4][5][6]

  1. Use one 80 g sachet for 300 g of beef. The pack also lists 60 g of onion and 30 g of shiitake mushroom.
  2. Marinate the beef for 30 minutes.
  3. Grill it in the oven at 170–190 °C (about 340–375 °F) for 10–20 minutes, or stir-fry on high heat until the meat is cooked. Thinly sliced beef is best for stir-frying.

CJ 840 g bottle (Canada) at least 30 min[7][8]

  1. Marinate 2.2 lb of sliced, bite-size beef with 0.45 lb of the sauce for at least 30 minutes.
  2. Grill both sides, flipping continuously so it doesn’t burn.

Costco Taiwan’s listing for the same 840 g bottle uses the same ratio: 40 g of sauce for 200 g of beef, for at least 30 minutes.[8]

How much sauce per pound of meat

Each pack gives its own ratio. The last column is our arithmetic, so you can compare them.

PackThe pack saysWorks out to
bibigo jar, US (16.9 oz)1 jar for 5 lb of meat[1][2][3]about 3.4 oz per lb
bibigo sachet, UK (80 g)80 g for 300 g of beef[4][5][6]about 4.3 oz per lb
CJ bottle, Canada (840 g)0.45 lb for 2.2 lb of beef[7][8]about 3.3 oz per lb
Beksul bottle, Korea (290 g)25 g for every 100 g of meat (found on one listing)[9]about 4 oz per lb

Label facts

bibigo Korean BBQ Marinade & Sauce, US jar영양정보·표시사항
Jar size
16.9 oz [10][11][2]
Serving
1 tbsp; about 25 per jar [11][2][10]
Per tbsp
35 kcal, 450 mg sodium [11][2]
Contains
Soy, wheat, sesame on most listings. One store shows a different label that lists only wheat and soybean, though sesame is in its ingredients. Check your jar. [10][11][3]
After opening
Refrigerate [10][11]
UK 80 g sachet
Contains soya and wheat; Morrisons adds “may contain celery, fish”. 180 kcal and 5.1 g salt per 100 g. Made in Vietnam. [5][6][4]
CJ 840 g bottle
Shake well; refrigerate after opening. Made in Korea. [7][8]

Korean words on bulgogi marinade

Tap the speaker to hear each word. More in the label words list.

  • 불고기bulgogimarinated grilled beef
  • 양념yangnyeomseasoning, marinade
  • 재워jaewomarinate (leave it in the sauce)
  • 최소choesoat least
  • 중불jungbulmedium heat
  • 볶아bokkastir-fry
  • 개봉 후gaebong huafter opening
  • 냉장 보관naengjang bogwankeep refrigerated
  • 대두daedusoybean
  • 밀milwheat
  • 깨kkaesesame seeds

Ways to serve it

  • Serve it over rice, or wrap it in lettuce leaves with a little ssamjang, the way bulgogi is often eaten in Korea.

These are serving ideas, not part of the pack’s directions.

Sources

  1. Walmart: Bibigo Original Korean BBQ Marinade & Sauce, 16.9 oz
  2. Haggen: Bibigo BBQ Sauce Korean Original, 16.9 oz (directions and label)
  3. Order Room Box: bibigo Original Korean BBQ Marinade & Sauce (older label)
  4. Ocado (UK): bibigo Korean BBQ Marinade Original 80 g
  5. Morrisons (UK): Bibigo Bulgogi Marinade 80 g
  6. Piccantino (UK): bibigo Bulgogi Marinade Sauce, Original, 80 g
  7. Voilà by Sobeys (Canada): CJ Korean BBQ Marinade Beef Bulgogi 840 g
  8. Costco Taiwan (in Chinese): CJ Korean beef bulgogi marinade 840 g
  9. SSG (in Korean): 백설 소불고기 양념 290 g
  10. H-E-B: bibigo Original Korean BBQ Sauce
  11. Food Lion: Bibigo Original Korean BBQ Marinade & Sauce, 16.9 oz (label)

Checked October 25, 2026. If your pack differs, follow your pack, and tell us so we can update this page.

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